We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical comedy drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, and John Michael Higgins. The film is based on the Dartmoor Zoological Park, which is a 33-acre zoological garden located near the village of Sparkwell, Devon, England.

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Release date:: 2011
Director:: Cameron Crowe
Cast:: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning
Genre:: Drama, Romantic comedy
Country:: United States
Language:: English
Year page:: 2011 in adaptations